St. Louis man arrested in Nixa chatroom investigation

12:07 PM,
Sep. 28, 2012

Michael P. Barry

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News-Leader staff

A St. Louis man is to be charged with sexual misconduct charge in Christian County after detectives wrap up a one-year cyber investigation.

The St. Louis Metro Police Department served a Christian County warrant and arrested Michael P. Barry on Sept. 26. Barry was subject of a Nixa Police Department Cyber Crimes Unit chatroom investigation. During the investigation, a detective posed as a young girl and conducted online chats with Barry, police say. The police ...